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    Home » Recipes » Health & Wellness

    Published: Dec 15, 2019 · Modified: Jan 22, 2023 by Lauren Kenson

    3 DIY Face Masks

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    If you've ever wondered how to make your own DIY face masks - you'll wanna keep reading! I'm sharing three of my favorite simple safer beauty recipes with you - a nourishing mask + brightening mask + clarifying mask.

    3 DIY Face Mask Recipes - Free Your Fork - Lauren Kenson

    Hi I’m Lauren – Holistic Health Coach behind Free Your Fork and I’m here to help you with healthy living without obsessing.

    I help people make simple swaps by sharing real food recipes, the best of clean beauty, and clean home tips.


    Today we’re making DIY Face Masks! 

    There’s 3 different kinds for 3 different skin needs - nourishing + brightening + clarifying. Plus suggestions for which essential oils you could add to each one for maximum skin health benefits.

    I love using honey in face masks because it works as a humectant (aka it helps pull moisture into the skin). Keeping skin moisturized is key - especially as we age and our skin starts to become drier & lose it's elasticity. Honey cleanses + moisturizes + carries gentle exfoliation properties - so it's a pretty killer multi-tasking ingredient.

    You can keep it simple by using the base recipe below (aka just use honey all on it’s own). But it’s also really fun to blend with other ingredients and create custom masks that fit your current skincare needs. As with any mask - I wouldn't use them everyday, but 1-3x/week works great.

    If you aren’t a do-it-yourself kind of person, don’t worry. I’ve got you covered with my favorite store-bought face masks, all (of course) formulated with safer ingredients. You’ll wanna scroll down to the “Healthy Living Without Obsessing” section to find those.


    If you're into non-toxic + natural beauty - be sure to grab the free checklist below for more safer beauty swaps


    Manuka Honey - DIY Face Mask Ingredients - Free Your Fork

    BASIC HONEY MASK RECIPE

    Ingredients

    • 2-3 tbs honey

    Directions

    • Apply honey to clean face using your fingers 
    • Leave on skin for 10-20 min
    • Wash off with warm water + pat dry gently with a towel
    • Follow with your favorite toner + serum + moisturizer

    Notes

    • ANY honey works great but local, raw, or manuka honey will give you the greatest skin benefits - just make sure it is 100% pure honey and not something stretched with other ingredients
    • manuka honey can be a bit on the pricey side, the higher the UMF the higher the quality - it's a common ingredient in luxe skincare lines

    If you want to customize this basic recipe here's 3 simple variations...

    Lauren Kenson - Holistic Health Coach - Free Your Fork - Applying DIY Spirulina Face Mask

    (1) NOURISHING: SPIRULINA + HONEY FACE MASK

    Ingredients

    • 3 tbs honey
    • 1 tbs organic spirulina powder
    • Optional essential oils - highly recommended to mask the strong natural scent of the spirulina
      • 3-5 drops total of any combination of the following: orange, geranium, frankincense, lavender, rose (I'm super into using essential oils so I do a few drops of each)
    DIY Spirulina Honey Face Mask - Ingredients in Wooden Bowl - Free Your Fork
    DIY Spirulina Honey Face Mask - Ingredients - Free Your Fork

    Steps

    • Combine all ingredients in a small bowl until it creates a thick paste
    • Place a thumbnail sized amount in the palm of your hand and add a few drops of water to emulsify
    • Apply to clean face using your fingers
    • Let dry and leave on skin for 10-20 min
    • Wash off + pat dry gently
    • Follow with your favorite toner + serum + moisturizer
    • Store any unused mask in the fridge in a glass container for up to 1 month

    Notes

    • This mask is different than the other 2 because it creates a concentrate that needs to have a little water added to it before use
    • Don’t add the water until you intend to use it. Products with water need preservatives so just take out what you need and add water to the palm of your hand.
    • The concentrate will firm up in the fridge, just use a spoon to get it out and add warm water to it. It’ll soften right up.

    DIY Pumpkin Face Mask - Lauren Kenson - Holistic Health Coach - Free Your Fork

    (2) BRIGHTENING: PUMPKIN + ORANGE FACE MASK

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ tbs honey 
    • 1 ½ tbs pumpkin puree (the unsweetened kind that comes in a can)
    • Optional = 3-5 drops of essential oils, for brightening try orange essential oil

    Steps

    • Combine all ingredients in a small bowl
    • Apply to clean face using fingers or a brush
    • Let dry and leave on skin for 10-20 min (the mask will stay wet, and won’t dry like a clay mask)
    • Wash off + pat dry gently
    • Follow with your favorite toner + serum + moisturizer
    • Store any unused mask in the fridge for up to 1 week

    Notes

    • If you want to use this recipe a few times a week consider doubling or tripling the recipe, make a little batch of it and use it up throughout the week as needed for a little self-care moment
    Canned Pumpkin - DIY Pumpkin Face Mask - free your fork
    Ingredients for DIY Pumpkin Face Mask - Free Your Fork

    (3) CLARIFYING: BENTONITE CLAY + ACV FACE MASK

    Ingredients

    • 1 tbs bentonite clay
    • 2 tbs apple cider vinegar (or water if you have sensitive skin)
    • 1 teaspoon honey
    • Optional = 3-5 drops of essential oils. For clarifying try rosemary, clary sage, blue tansy, copaiba, or tea tree oil

    Steps

    • Combine clay + liquid (ACV or water) in a small bowl
    • Then stir in the honey until well combined
    • Apply to clean face using fingers
    • Let dry and leave on skin for 10-20 min (since it’s a clay mask you’ll feel it tighten on your skin and see it change to a lighter color, this is normal)
    • Wash off + pat dry gently
    • Follow with your favorite toner + serum + moisturizer

    Notes

    • This mask also works really well without the honey so if you’re in a time pinch just combine those two ingredients in the palm of your hand + apply directly!
    Ingredients for DIY Face Masks - clay mask - free your fork
    Stirring DIY Face Mask - Bentonite Clay Face Mask

    Best Clean Beauty Face Masks

    If you’re not a DIY kind of person, don’t worry about it! Sometimes the wellness world can have us convinced that we can’t trust any brand or store-bought product. Or worse that we’re somehow a total failure if we don’t make everything ourselves.

    Which just isn't the case!

    There’s a growing number of beauty brands using feel-good ingredients to create safer + high-performing products. Here are my favorite swaps for conventional masks that I’ve tried and loved and constantly recommend to my circle:


    Nourishing Mask

    • Leahlani Skincare Mermaid Mask - nourishing + purifying in one step, like a tropical scented green smoothie for your face. This is what inspired the supergreen mask recipe!

    Brightening Mask

    • Maya Chia The Refresh Mint - a green beauty cult favorite for a reason. Brightens and moisturizes in one step. Goes on basically clear so you can wear it + answer the door on the weekend without looking like a total swamp monster? Yep. Love it. 

    Clarifying Mask

    • Beautycounter Counter+ Charcoal Face Mask - great as an all-over mask or to apply just where you need it. I use purifying mask on my t-zone a few times a month.

    3 DIY Face Masks

    Basic honey mask recipe - scroll up to see the different DIY recipes you can make, what essential oils to use, and how to customize this for your skin. There's three total - Nourishing + Brightening + Clarifying
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    Prep Time: 1 minute
    Servings: 1 face mask
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    Author: Lauren Kenson

    Ingredients

    • 2-3 tbs honey any works great but raw or manuka honey will give you the most benefits

    Instructions

    • Apply honey to clean face using your fingers
    • Leave on skin for 10-20 min
    • Wash off with warm water + pat dry gently with a towel
    • Follow with your favorite toner + serum + moisturizer

    Notes

    see blog post for how to make a nourishing supergreen mask + brightening pumpkin mask + clarifying clay mask!

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